Cooking Terms

Cooking pasta so it still has a little bite to it and isn't a big, soggy mess.

• Al Dente

• Baste

• Broil

• Blanche

Brush meat with a sauce or marinade as it cooks.

• Chop

• Dice

• Baste

• Filet

To stir firmly with a fork or wisk

• Cream

• Poach

• Slice

• Beat

The process of cooking vegetables very briefly and will literally be dropped into boiling water for a minute.

• Dice

• Blanch

• Julienne

• Marinate

To cut fruits or vegetables into various sized pieces.

• Fillet

• Pare

• Season

• Chop

To beat together butter and sugar until light and fluffy.

• Stir

• Flambe

• Cream

• Half and Half

This is when you chop ingredients into neat cubes.

• Dice

• Saute

• Chop

• Steam

Removing the bones from meat or fish

• Marinate

• Poach

• Fillet

• Puree

cut vegetables into long, fine, even strips.

• Julienne

• Chop

• Slice

• Simmer

Meat or fish are left to soak up the juices before cooking

• Baste

• Dice

• Marinate

• Poach